纪录片《饮食变迁》 第22期:想吃多少就多少（在线收听）

If it wasn't a slower metabolism

那么如果不是低新陈代谢率

causing obesity, then what was it?

导致了肥胖 那究竟是什么呢

Could it be that obese people were simply greedy

是不是肥胖的人只是因为太馋嘴

and only had themselves to blame?

而只能归咎于自身原因呢

While scientists were busy searching for the causes of obesity,

在科学家忙着寻找肥胖成因的时候

people who were overweight

体重超重的人们

still needed to find ways of shedding the pounds.

仍需寻找方法甩掉身上的重量

The search was on for a magic bullet,

人们在寻找一种灵丹妙药

a short cut that would allow

让人们想吃多少吃多少

people to eat as much as they liked while still losing weight.

同时还能减轻体重

We now know that the best way to lose weight,

我们现在知道减轻体重的最佳方式

other than a healthy diet, is to exercise.

除了控制饮食外 就是健身了

But back in the '60s even

但在60年代

this apparently obvious idea was so novel

这个显而易见的观点那时都如此的新颖

that it was deemed worthy of a scientific experiment

被认为是有必要实施的一项科学实验

that drew the attention of an early Horizon.

吸引了早期地平线栏目的注意

But only some were deemed worthy of study.

但被认为仅是部分有研究价值

At this gymnasium in London, an experiment is being

在伦敦这个健身房里

conducted in exercising

正在进行一项实验

business executives who've had heart attacks.

参加者是一些得过心脏病的企业经理

Business executives have been

之所以选择企业经理

chosen because the success of the experiment

是因为要想实验取得成功

requires intelligent co-operation

需要理解力强的聪明人来配合

as well as the motivation and resources

同时他们也有足够的积极性和财力

to continue with the treatment for a number of years.

可将这种理疗持续几年